McCoy finishes third in Heisman race

NEW YORK — In the closest race in the 75-year history of the Heisman Trophy, Mark Ingram on Saturday became the first Alabama player ever to win the award.

The sophomore running back edged out Stanford’s Toby Gerhart by only 28 points. The previous record for smallest winning margin came when Auburn’s Bo Jackson beat Iowa’s Chuck Long by 45 votes in 1985.

Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, who finished second to Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford last year, was only 131 points behind Gerhart.